Sentence examples for the shim from inspiring English sources
verb
To fit one or more shims to a piece of machinery.
Workers at the dealership remove the pedal assembly, take measurements to determine the proper thickness, install the shim, reattach the pedal and take the car on a two-mile test drive, he said.
Then, pushing my wrist slightly upward, I pull the shim out and release the cuff.
Install the lock strike, putting the screws through the shim.
Push the shim down and then pull the lock up.
Cut the shim along the U so that the U forms a protrusion from the center of the shim.
Use a marker to draw one vertical line down the middle of the shim.
Wiggle the shim a little bit so that it goes in completely without bending it.
Fold the top half of the shim down to the center horizontal line.
Shims can be used to correct the parallelogram of the jamb and to flex the wood in or out a little bit near the shim.
With no smirking, she got this big, besuited man to do the shim sham.
